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12 funders with a record of paying for “airlift”
Where the money went
Largest: $80,000 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — general & unrestricted
Largest: $16,500 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — unrestricted grant
Carrington Charitable FoundationAliso Viejo, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $902,145 · through 2024Largest: $302,145 to VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND — general support of organizations mission
Largest: $357,436 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — general purpose of recipient
Largest: $10,000 to Patient Airlift Services — general, charitable, educational
Largest: $15,000 to K9 AIRLIFT — the purpose of the contribution is to provide support to organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or scientific purposes that qualify…
Largest: $25,000 to VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND — coordinates air flights for wounded veterans
Largest: $10,000 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — general operating
Largest: $120,000 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC — support flights program to help people with life threatening or chronic illness access care
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $325,000 · through 2024Largest: $124,000 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — community & human services
Largest: $10,000 to PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES — free flights for nj
Largest: $2,500 to VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND — 2023 - annual donation veterans airlift command
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →